Geographia Classica: Or, The Application of Ancient Geography to the ClassicsCarey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835 - 238 páginas |
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Página 33
... separated from Latium by the river Anio , now the Teverone . On the south of the Tiber and Anio was Latium ; and on the South * Hence Horace , addressing Mæcenas , who was descended from the antient Kings of Tuscany : — Non quia ...
... separated from Latium by the river Anio , now the Teverone . On the south of the Tiber and Anio was Latium ; and on the South * Hence Horace , addressing Mæcenas , who was descended from the antient Kings of Tuscany : — Non quia ...
Página 34
... separated Latium from Campania , at the back of which was Samnium and the Hirpini . The principal cities in Etruria were Pisa , near the coast , now Pisa ; above it Luca , now Lucca ; and North- west , on the coast , Luna , near Lerici ...
... separated Latium from Campania , at the back of which was Samnium and the Hirpini . The principal cities in Etruria were Pisa , near the coast , now Pisa ; above it Luca , now Lucca ; and North- west , on the coast , Luna , near Lerici ...
Página 39
... separated from it by the Liris , was Campania , now Campagna , and part of the Kingdom of Naples . The chief city of Campania was Capua , on the river Vulturnus , celebrated for the luxury of its inhabitants ; and below it , on the ...
... separated from it by the Liris , was Campania , now Campagna , and part of the Kingdom of Naples . The chief city of Campania was Capua , on the river Vulturnus , celebrated for the luxury of its inhabitants ; and below it , on the ...
Página 52
... separated from it by some marshy ground , was called Neapolis , built after the Athenian invasion , between which and Acradina was Tyche , and above Neapolis was Epipolæ . Between the Anapus and Neapolis was a grove and temple of Apollo ...
... separated from it by some marshy ground , was called Neapolis , built after the Athenian invasion , between which and Acradina was Tyche , and above Neapolis was Epipolæ . Between the Anapus and Neapolis was a grove and temple of Apollo ...
Página 53
... separated the Syra- cusan from the Carthagenian dependencies in Sicily . West of the Himera is the city of Agrigentum , or Agragas , as it is called by the Greeks , so often celebrat- ed by Pindar , now called Girgenti . Still West was ...
... separated the Syra- cusan from the Carthagenian dependencies in Sicily . West of the Himera is the city of Agrigentum , or Agragas , as it is called by the Greeks , so often celebrat- ed by Pindar , now called Girgenti . Still West was ...
Términos y frases comunes
Ægean Ægyptus afterwards Alexander Alpes antiently called Apollo Arabia Armenia Asia Minor Athenians Athens Augustus battle birth-place Bithynia Boeotia bounded built Cæsar Cæsarea Campania capital Cappadocia Caria celebrated Cilicia coast colony Cyrus Dacia Danube death defeated district East Eastern Eastward Egypt Emperor empire Epirus Epist Euboea Euphrates Euxine extremity flows Gallia Cisalpina gave name Grecian Greece Greeks Gulf Hannibal hence called Homer Horace Imaus inhabitants Insula Isauria island Italy Judæa killed king Lacedæmonians Lacus lake Latium Locri Lydia Macedonia Mare memorable Mons Mosia Mount mountains mouth Mysia nation Nile North North-east North-west Northern Numidia Olympiad opposite Palus Paphlagonia Persian Phocis Phrygia Pisidia PLATE Pompey Pontus Portus principal city promontory province Punic river Roman Rome sacred scene Scythia Secunda Severus shore side Sinus Corinthiacus South South-east South-west Southern Syria Syrtis Syrtis Minor temple Thessaly town tribes Vindelicia Virg Virgil West Western
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Página 163 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 49 - Charybdis 420 obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurgite vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras erigit alternos et sidera verberat unda.
Página 197 - Onward resistless rolls the infuriate surge, Clouds follow clouds, and mountains mountains urge ; Wave over wave the driving desert swims, Bursts o'er their heads, inhumes their struggling limbs ; Man mounts on man, on camels camels rush, Hosts march o'er hosts, and nations nations crush, — Wheeling in air the winged islands fall, And one great earthy ocean covers all...
Página 196 - Desert, was a small and beautiful spot, or Oasis, as it is called, refreshed by streams and shade, and luxuriant with verdure, in which was the celebrated temple of Jupiter Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, in gratitude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him in the form of a ram, and showed him a fountain, when himself and his army were perishing with thirst.
Página 49 - Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens 570 ipse; sed horrificis iuxta tonat Aetna ruinis interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit: interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis 575 erigit eructans liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat fundoque exaestuat imo.